different between unexpected vs astonishing
unexpected
English
Etymology
un- +? expected
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?n?k?sp?kt?d/
Adjective
unexpected (comparative more unexpected, superlative most unexpected)
- Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.
- The windmill presented unexpected difficulties.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:surprising
Antonyms
- expected
Derived terms
- unexpectedly
- unexpectedness
Related terms
- unplanned
- incidental
- contingent
- bolt from the blue
- out of the blue
Translations
Noun
unexpected (plural unexpecteds)
- (rare) Someone or something unexpected.
Anagrams
- unexcepted
unexpected From the web:
- what unexpected observation helped lead
- what unexpected means
- what unexpected moment from the evacuation shows
- what unexpected couples are still together
astonishing
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??st?n????/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??st?n????/
- Hyphenation: as?ton?ish?ing
Adjective
astonishing (comparative more astonishing, superlative most astonishing)
- Causing astonishment.
Translations
Verb
astonishing
- present participle of astonish
astonishing From the web:
- what astonishing means
- what does astonishing mean
- whats astonishing
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